I specialize in treating people who have sex and love addiction and compulsions. I have 13 years of experience in human sexuality, 7 specifically as a therapist providing recovery work for sex and love addiction. I also work with partners of addicts who have their own painful journey from the fallout of the addict's disclosure, the broken trust, shame,and codependency that surfaces from their relationship to the addict.I provide a reliable,responsible and time tested recovery method where people can turn their problematic sexual behaviors from destructive unmanageability to healthy, passionate sexuality.

What do you know about where you go to heal? Do you find traditional spaces/ approaches confining/limiting? My experience is rooted in 20+ years of helping youth, families and individuals to discover their own unique, safe space to deepen, explore and heal. My work is suited to PTSD and secondary trauma leading to issues around self worth, self/body image, eating disorders, attachment disorder, as well as difficult emotion including depression, anxiety and inexplicable mood shifts. Together, we will pull from a variety of resources including EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and Internal Family Systems work to open a space for authentic healing.

So many of us did not have the support we needed at different times in our lives to effect deeper change. Together we will reclaim your right to a safe, supportive space to explore, grow and heal.

JoySpring therapy is mindfulness-based relational therapy that focuses on helping clients to tap into the joy that is always present within them, regardless of the conditions of their lives. We welcome all clients, but specialize in woman-to-woman therapy revolving around issues of identity/individuation, self-esteem/self-empowerment, relationships, work/life balance, spiritual growth, and life transition.

JoySpring Therapy stems from the philosophy that joy is unconditional, and is not based on people, partners or having things a certain way. Joy does not exclude pain, discomfort, fear, grief, confusion, loneliness, wonderment, befuddlement… but rather it is the deep knowing that the heart can bear it all.

Jennifer Abbott, PhD is a licensed psychologist, a certified EMDR therapist and consultant, and a licensed addictions counselor with over 20 years of experience in a variety of mental health settings. Dr. Abbott is Intensively Trained in DBT and certified in EMDR. She specializes in helping adolescents and adults overcome difficult-to-treat problems including addiction, trauma and overwhelming emotions. Dr. Abbott provides both psychotherapy and psychological and neuropsychological assessment services. She is also PSYPACT authorized to provide telehealth services in most states.